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The Viennese café was a key site of urban modernity around 1900 In the rapidly growing city it functioned simultaneously as home and workplace affording opportunities for both leisure and intellectual exchange This volume explores the nature and function of the coffeehouse in the social cultural and political world of findesiècle Vienna Just as the café served as a creative meeting place within the city so this volume initiates conversations between different disciplines focusing on Vienna at the beginning of the twentieth century Contributions are drawn from the fields of social and cultural history literary studies Jewish studies and art and architectural and design history A fresh perspective is also provided by a selection of comparative articles exploring coffeehouse culture elsewhere in Eastern Europe
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The Viennese café was a key site of urban modernity around 1900 In the rapidly growing city it functioned simultaneously as home and workplace affording opportunities for both leisure and intellectual exchange This volume explores the nature and function of the coffeehouse in the social cultural and political world of findesiècle Vienna Just as the café served as a creative meeting place within the city so this volume initiates conversations between different disciplines focusing on Vienna at the beginning of the twentieth century Contributions are drawn from the fields of social and cultural history literary studies Jewish studies and art and architectural and design history A fresh perspective is also provided by a selection of comparative articles exploring coffeehouse culture elsewhere in Eastern Europe
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Findesiecle Vienna was a hive of creative activity and at its centre was one of the most versatile artists of the age Koloman Moser 18681918 As a teacher artist and craftsman Moser had an immense influence on the tastes of his time with talents that ranged from illustration and graphics to stained glass and the design of stage sets and postage stamps In 1897 he was a founder member of the Vienna Secession and in 1903 together with his friend and colleague Josef Hoffmann he founded the Wiener Werkstatte whose workshops were to set trends that spread far beyond the boundaries of Austria He devoted the last years of his life to painting and in recent times his reputation in this field too has steadily grownDespite the wealth of information that has survived down the years Mosers personality remains largely hidden behind his work Here Maria Rennhofer connects the many fragments of Mosers personal life his artistic influences and his multifaceted creativity to form a coherent portrait of this fascinating man This is not only the first comprehensive account of Mosers life and work to by published in English but also an indepth look at the flourishing artistic environment which he did so much to create and shape
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A perfect gift for cookbook enthusiasts and anyone interested in classic Viennese cooking TraditionsThis beautiful book based on original notebook and recipe journal of a 1900s baroness takes readers on a journey through fin de siècle Viennese high society With over 100 original recipes all of which have been tested and brought up to date for the modern cook it is not only a wonderful collection of recipes but also a fascinating look at the life of a Viennese family Filled with anecdotes and personal stories to bring the recipes to life this book is a charming insight into a bygone era The classic recipes cover a variety of dishes both savory and sweet with a strong emphasis on the desserts and pastries for which Vienna is famedEnchanting photographs of Vienna grace the book capturing the architecture café culture and beauty of this elegant city
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Findesiecle Vienna was a hive of creative activity and at its centre was one of the most versatile artists of the age Koloman Moser 18681918 As a teacher artist and craftsman Moser had an immense influence on the tastes of his time with talents that ranged from illustration and graphics to stained glass and the design of stage sets and postage stamps In 1897 he was a founder member of the Vienna Secession and in 1903 together with his friend and colleague Josef Hoffmann he founded the Wiener Werkstatte whose workshops were to set trends that spread far beyond the boundaries of Austria He devoted the last years of his life to painting and in recent times his reputation in this field too has steadily grownDespite the wealth of information that has survived down the years Mosers personality remains largely hidden behind his work Here Maria Rennhofer connects the many fragments of Mosers personal life his artistic influences and his multifaceted creativity to form a coherent portrait of this fascinating man This is not only the first comprehensive account of Mosers life and work to by published in English but also an indepth look at the flourishing artistic environment which he did so much to create and shape
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The new intriguing novel of suspense in the acclaimed Viennese Mystery seriesMarch 1902 When Herr Karl head waiter of the Café Burg is found dead at the foot of the Maria Theresa monument it is assumed he slipped on the ice and hit his head However a witness has come forward who says otherwise and private enquiries agent Karl Werthen is hired to investigateAt the same time Werthen is commissioned to locate a missing letter from the emperor to his mistress Franz Josef is desperate for the letter not to fall into the wrong hands but what incendiary information does it containAs Werthen and his colleague renowned criminologist Dr Hanns Gross pursue their investigations it becomes increasingly clear that there is a connection between the two cases and that the future of the empire may be at stake
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This beautiful book based on the original notebook and recipe journal of a 1900s Viennese Baroness takes readers on a journey through fin de siecle Viennese high society With over 100 original recipes all of which have been tested and brought up to date for the modern cook it is not only a beautiful collection of recipes but is also a fascinating look at the life of a turnofthecentury family Filled with anecdotes and personal stories to bring the recipes to life this book will be a charming insight into a bygone era The classic recipes will cover a range of dishes both savoury and sweet with a strong emphasis on the desserts and pastries for which Vienna is famed It includes chapters such as Starters Soups Meat Dishes Side Dishes Biscuits amp Cookies Sweet Pastries Cakes amp Gateaux Tortes and Puddings In addition there are beautiful photographs of Vienna throughout the book capturing the architecture cafe culture and beauty of this elegant city
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Mr Gilmans work is the most convincing account of how Freuds anxiety about being Jewish is reflected in his work After reading Mr Gilmans exhaustive treatment one cannot help seeing Freud as struggling to formulate a response to the Viennese notions of Jewishness in which he was inescapably steepedNew York TimesGilman is one of the most original and stimulating cultural historians of his generation A rich account that reminds us that the best cultural history does not bring us comfortingly nearer to the past but brings its distance from us to lifeNew Statesman amp SocietyIn The Case of Sigmund Freud Sander Gilman traces the medicalization of Jewishness in the science and medicine of turnofthecentury Vienna and the ways in which Jewish physicians responded to the effort to incorporate racist biological literature into medical practice Focusing on the new science of psychoanalysis Gilman looks at the strategic devices Sigmund Freud employed to detach himself from the stigma of being Jewish and shows how Freuds work in psychoanalysis evolved in response to the biological discourse of the timeGilman is unrelenting in documenting how the biological literature of the 19th century was racist to its core A stimulating and provocative bookDavid James Fisher UCLA Historians no matter what their field ignore Sander Gilmans work at their perilGeorge L Mosse University of Wisconsin
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Despite much study of Viennese culture and Judaism between 1890 and 1914 little research has been done to examine the role of Jewish women in this milieu Rescuing a lost legacy Jewish Women in Fin de Siècle Vienna explores the myriad ways in which Jewish women contributed to the development of Viennese culture and participated widely in politics and cultural spheresAreas of exploration include the education and family lives of Viennese Jewish girls and varying degrees of involvement of Jewish women in philanthropy and prayer university life Zionism psychoanalysis and medicine literature and culture Incorporating general studies of Austrian women during this period Alison Rose also presents significant findings regarding stereotypes of Jewish gender and sexuality and the politics of antiSemitism as well as the impact of German culture feminist dialogues and bourgeois selfimagesAs members of two minority groups Viennese Jewish women nonetheless used their involvement in various movements to come to terms with their dual identity during this period of profound social turmoil Breaking new ground in the study of perceptions and realities within a pivotal segment of the Viennese population Jewish Women in Fin de Siècle Vienna applies the lens of gender in important new ways
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Despite much study of Viennese culture and Judaism between 1890 and 1914 little research has been done to examine the role of Jewish women in this milieu Rescuing a lost legacy Jewish Women in Fin de Siècle Vienna explores the myriad ways in which Jewish women contributed to the development of Viennese culture and participated widely in politics and cultural spheresAreas of exploration include the education and family lives of Viennese Jewish girls and varying degrees of involvement of Jewish women in philanthropy and prayer university life Zionism psychoanalysis and medicine literature and culture Incorporating general studies of Austrian women during this period Alison Rose also presents significant findings regarding stereotypes of Jewish gender and sexuality and the politics of antiSemitism as well as the impact of German culture feminist dialogues and bourgeois selfimagesAs members of two minority groups Viennese Jewish women nonetheless used their involvement in various movements to come to terms with their dual identity during this period of profound social turmoil Breaking new ground in the study of perceptions and realities within a pivotal segment of the Viennese population Jewish Women in Fin de Siècle Vienna applies the lens of gender in important new ways
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Distinguished historian John Merriman maintains that the Age of Modern Terror began in Paris on February 12 1894 when anarchist Emile Henry set off a bomb in the Café Terminus killing one and wounding twenty French citizens The true story of the circumstances that led a young radical to commit a coldblooded act of violence against innocent civilians makes for riveting reading shedding new light on the terrorist mindset and on the subsequent worldwide rise of anarchism by deed Merrimans fascinating study of modern historys first terrorists emboldened by the invention of dynamite reveals much about the terror of today
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Distinguished historian John Merriman maintains that the Age of Modern Terror began in Paris on February 12 1894 when anarchist Emile Henry set off a bomb in the Café Terminus killing one and wounding twenty French citizens The true story of the circumstances that led a young radical to commit a coldblooded act of violence against innocent civilians makes for riveting reading shedding new light on the terrorist mindset and on the subsequent worldwide rise of anarchism by deed Merrimans fascinating study of modern historys first terrorists emboldened by the invention of dynamite reveals much about the terror of today
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Desde el momento en que decida hacer suya esta Biblia sabrá que es un clásicoLa Biblia de estudio MacArthur es ideal para un análisis profundo y objetivo El doctor John MacArthur compila en esta obra más de 35 años de labor pastoral y académica con el fin de crear la Biblia de estudio más completa a disposición del lector Ninguna otra Biblia de estudio explica con tanta eficacia el contexto histórico desarrollando el significado del texto y dándole un valor práctico para su vida
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The Philharmonics founded by members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra fill the Cafe Sperl with the most authentically Viennese sounds imaginable this is music the players have in their blood
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The playwright Arthur Schnitzler is best known as the chronicler of fin de siecle Viennese decadence Here is a unique collection of seven of Schnitzlers bestknown plays in new English translations that are fluent and expressive and ideal for reading study or performance Round Dance written in the late 1890s exposes sexual life in Vienna with such witty frankness that it could not be staged until after the First World War when it provoked a riot in the theater and a prosecution for indecency The collection also includes Flirtations The Green Cockatoo The Last Masks Countess Mizzi and The Vast Domain These other plays explore love sexuality and death in various guises always with a sharp nonjudgemental awareness of the complexity and mystery of the psyche Acquainted with Freud and his circle Schnitzler probes beneath the surface of his characters to uncover emotions they barely understand Also included is the tragicomedy Professor Bernhardi in which Schnitzler addresses the growing antiSemitism of the period The introduction by Ritchie Robertson explores the plays in relation to Schnitzlers life to the culture of turnofthecentury Vienna and to Mordernism in general
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The art historian Alois Riegl 18581905 is today considered one of the intellectual leaders of the Viennese fin de siecle His writings which enjoy international acclaim represent a specific direction that was in part radically new Riegl served as curator at the Austrian Museum for Art and Industry today the MAK as well as full professor at the University of Vienna and finally as the General Conservator for the Central Commission for the Research and Preservation of Art and Historical Monuments In all these functions Riegl explored new paths of art research the innovative nature of which has only recently been recognised On the occasion of the centenary of his death a symposium took place in late autumn of 2005 attended by highly regarded experts whose contributions sometimes in greatly extended form have been collected in the present volume Not only do they illustrate the immense range of Riegls ideas they also shed light on the intellectual contribution made by the Viennese art historian to European modernity German text
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Flirtations Round Dance The Green Cockatoo The Last Masks Countess Mizzi The Vast Domain Professor Bernhardi The playwright Arthur Schnitzler is best known as the chronicler of fin de siècle Viennese decadence Round Dance written in the late 1890s exposes sexual life in Vienna with such witty frankness that it could not be staged until after the First World War when it provoked a riot in the theatre and a prosecution for indecency The other plays in this collection explore love sexuality and death in various guises always with a sharp nonjudgemental awareness of the complexity and mystery of the psyche Acquainted with Freud and his circle Schnitzler probes beneath the surface of his characters to uncover emotions they barely understand And in the tragicomedyProfessor Bernhardi Schnitzler addresses the growing antiSemitism of the period ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text uptodate bibliographies for further study and much more
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If it be permitted to speak of love at first sound then thats what I experienced in my first encounter with this poet of prose So said Thomas Mann of the work of PeterAltenberg A virtuoso FindeSiècle Viennese innovator of what he called the telegram style of writing Altenbergs signature short prose straddles the line between the poetic and the prosaic fiction and observation harsh verity and whimsical vignette Inspired by the prose poems of Charles Baudelaire and the Feuilletona light journalistic reflection of his dayAltenberg carved out a spare strikingly modern aesthetic that speaks with an eerie prescience to our own impatient time Peter Wortsmans new selection and translation reads like a sly lyrical wink from the turnofthecentury of the telegram to the turnofthemillennium of email
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